For 10 years, magical prodigy Desir and his party have been battling inside the mysterious Shadow Labyrinth—and against the end of the world. Much of... more>> humanity has already perished and just as Desir is about to be killed, he's sent back 13 years into the past. Despite knowing the cursed future that lies ahead, Desir steels his resolve as he sees an opportunity to train his friends and better prepare to face Armageddon together, without losing the ones they love! <<less

Nagatoro is a freshman girl in high school who loves bullying her Senpai. But he puts up with it, even after being put through all... more>> kinds of embarrassing situations, because he's in love with her. <<less

The appearance of "quirks," newly discovered super powers, has been steadily increasing over the years, with 80 percent of humanity possessing various abilities from manipulation of elements to shape-shifting. This leaves the remainder of the world completely powerless, and Izuku Midoriya is one such individual. Since he was a child, the ambitious middle schooler has wanted nothing more than to be a hero. Izuku's unfair fate leaves him admiring heroes and taking notes on them whenever he can. But it seems that his persistence has borne some fruit: Izuku meets the number one hero and his personal idol, All Might. All Might's quirk is a unique ability that can be inherited, and he has chosen... more>> Izuku to be his successor.

Enduring many months of grueling training, Izuku enrolls in UA High, a prestigious high school famous for its excellent hero training program, and this year's freshmen look especially promising. With his bizarre but talented classmates and the looming threat of a villainous organization, Izuku will soon learn what it really means to be a hero.

Note: Nominated for the 8th Manga Taisho Award. <<less

There has been much conflict between the races of the 'Humas', the 'Gabranth', and the 'Evila'. To combat the 'Evila' race's Demon King, the kingdom summons five high school students from 21st century Japan who have the power of Heroes.... more>>

However, only four out of five of those students had the status title of 'Hero'.

Okamura Hiiro was summoned by accident since he sat near the other four students in class. Unlike them, he did not have the title of a 'Hero' but instead he had the title of 'Word Master' and 'Innocent Bystander'. Seeing through the 'Humas' kingdom's deceit and insanity, Hiiro decides that he has no wish to partake in their selfish war. Leaving the castle, Hiiro decides to join the Adventurer's Guild and does whatever he feels like. Who knows? Maybe there is some merit to being a 'Word Master' and an 'Innocent Bystander'. <<less

Raul who had defeated the demon king as the strongest hero should have become the savior of the world. ... more>>

Having his treasured companions and family killed by power hungry aristocrats, he was executed with false charges brought against him by the princess. Just before his life collapsed, at last his heart fell into darkness.

"...I will tear those traitors from limb to limb. Burn them at the stake. Sever them to pieces. Skewer them. I will kill every one of those bastards without mercy and make them taste hell.....!!!"

Obtaining the power of darkness, Raul was revived. Sneering, he vowed revenge.

“Oh, I’m looking forward to it – I'll bask in their blood to my heart's content.”

Several days after the hero's revival, in the imperial capital where flowers bloomed in profusion, the parade that would advance towards tragedy began. <<less

Kim Roksu has one life motto: "Let's not get beat up." But after dozing off somewhere midway through the novel "Birth of a Hero", he... more>> wakes up as Cale Henituse - one of the minor villains in the novel who gets the beating of a lifetime from soon-to-be hero Choi Han. Only time will tell how much longer he has before that dreadful encounter. Can Kim Roksu change the course of this story so he can enjoy a long and lavish life free of the soon-to-be hero? <<less

Hero! With that cliched line, Kazuya Souma found himself summoned to another world and his adventure-- did not begin. After he presents his plan to... more>> strengthen the country economically and militarily, the king cedes the throne to him and Souma finds himself saddled with ruling the entire nation! What more, he betrothed to the king daughter now?! In order to get the country back on its feet, Souma calls the wise, the talented, and the gifted to his side. Five people gather before the newly crowned Souma. Just what are the many talents and abilities they possess? What path will his outlook as a realist take Souma and the people of his country down? A revolutionary transferred-to-another-world administrative fantasy series starts here! <<less

Note: Including info of both promo and serialized version.... more>>

I’m a witch that’s over 300 years old, but I died at the hands of a human I’d trusted. I thought I’d be stuck in the spiritual world forever, but I reincarnated as the princess of a violent and bloody imperial family, where siblings would murder each other for the throne.

Honestly, at this rate, I should just become the next emperor. I’ll conquer the entire continent and attain my sweet revenge on Lacuz.

And so, I turned to evil and wicked ways, as befitting my role as a witch.

“You. Become my vassal.”

I even won over the princes with my overwhelming strength. So I thought that everyone would fear me, but…

“I picked this up for you. You can decide to eat it or throw it away.”

“Can’t you touch me just once? If I tell others that you stroked my head, they would be so jealous.”

…What the hell? What’s going on with them?

Wasn’t this imperial family full of violence and murder? Shouldn’t they be trying to kill me?

“Keep doing it more. You’re so cute.”

“You’re cute no matter what you do, so do whatever you want.”

“You’d be cute even if you killed someone…”

The whole lot of them must have gone insane. They’re all showing such unconditional love and affection towards me.

“What do you think of a man 200 years younger than you?”

To make things worse, the head mage of the magic tower, a complete oddball, is now clinging to me.

...Will I be able to sit on the throne? <<less

Wakana Gojou is a fifteen year old high-school boy who was socially traumatized in the past due to his passions. That incident left a mark... more>> on him that made him into a social recluse. Until one day he had an encounter with Kitagawa who is a sociable gyaru, who is the complete opposite of him. They soon share their passions with one another which leads to their odd relationship. <<less

The boy of her dreams...is a girl's manga artist? To the eyes of high school student Chiyo Sakura, classmate Umetarou Nozaki--brawny of build and brusque of tongue - is a dreamboat! When Chiyo finally works up the courage to tell Nozaki how she feels about him, she knows rejection is on the table...but getting recruited as a manga-ka's assistant?! Never in a million years!... more>>

But for someone who makes a living drawing sweet girly romances, Nozaki-kun is a little slow on the uptake when it comes to matters of the heart in reality. And so Chiyo's daily life of manga making and heartache begins! <<less

Sieg is an adventurer with an incredible defensive power, and he always uses himself to attract the monsters' attention to assist his teammates. However, the... more>> party leader just focused on offense without realizing Sieg's intention, so he kicked him out. After Sieg left, the team repeatedly failed multiple quests ... At the same time, Sieg took the position of gatekeeper at the Royal Capital. Thanks to his defensive power, he was quickly promoted to division captain. His subordinates included a carefree big-breasted Swordswoman, a perverse freakish girl, and an Archer with an erratic temperament. He and the girls started slowly gaining the trust of people around them! <<less

In a world full of magic, Asta—an orphan who is overly loud and energetic—possesses none whatsoever. Despite this, he dreams of becoming the Wizard King, a title bestowed upon the strongest mage in the Clover Kingdom. Possessing the same aspiration, Asta's childhood friend and rival Yuno has been blessed with the ability to control powerful wind magic. Even with this overwhelming gap between them, hoping to somehow awaken his magical abilities and catch up to Yuno, Asta trains his body relentlessly every day.... more>>

In the Clover Kingdom, once a person turns 15 years old, it is time for them to receive their Grimoire, an item allowing its wielder to use their magic to its full capacity. At the ceremony, Yuno obtains a Grimoire with a legendary four-leaf clover, indicating the exceptional strength of its wielder, while Asta pointlessly waits for his. Feeling dejected, yet unwilling to give up, Asta sees Yuno caught by a mage who is trying to steal Yuno's special Grimoire. Despite being completely overpowered by Yuno's captor, Asta's will to keep fighting rewards him with his very own Grimoire—one with an unheard-of black five-leaf clover. <<less

This is a romantic comedy starring an adult 30 year old woman named Ayako who is confessed to by a man 10 years her junior,... more>> 20 year old college student Takumi... A man she knows as the boy "Takkun" who lives next door and who has tutored her adopted daughter since he was 10. The revelation astounds her as she thought her daughter Miu and he were an item. <<less

Balud Cornelius is the son of a noble of the Mauricia kingdom and inside him also dwell the souls of the stingy warring states commander... more>> Okasanai Sadatoshi and animal ear otaku high schooler Oka Masaharu. With these three souls in a single body, he can exhibit extraordinary abilities when it comes to combat or managing the domain. <<less

Jiyoon Cha is just trying to live her best life in spite of feeling unfulfilled by her corporate job and disillusioned with love. But what’s... more>> a woman in her 30s to do when the pressure to marry is high, her prospects are either her aloof supervisor or her juvenile, artist ex-boyfriend, and not even her perfect work friend can hold it together? Can a girl just have her chicken and beer in peace, or is that just a pipe dream? <<less

Yotsuba is a strange little girl with a big personality. Even in the most trivial, unremarkable encounters, her curiosity and enthusiasm can quickly turn the everyday into the extraordinary!... more>>

Note: Won the Excellence Award for Manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006. Was nominated for the Manga Taishō award in 2008 and for the 12th and 20th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize in 2008 and 2016. Was nominated for the Eisner Award in the "Best Publication for Kids" category. <<less

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High school boy Tsubasa moves to Kitami City up in Hokkaido, where he meets a "gal" at a bus stop. The sight of her standing alone against the white snowscape, bare-legged despite the freezing cold, captures his heart.

Original weeblurb:

Shiki Tsubasa has just moved from Tokyo to Hokkaido, in the middle of winter. Not quite appreciating how far towns are in the country, he gets off the taxi at the next town over from his destination so he can see the sights around his home.

He is shocked when he learns the "next town" is 3 hours walk away. But he also meets a cute dosanko (born and raised in Hokkaido) gyaru named Fuyuki Minami who is braving 8 degrees Celsius below 0 weather in the standard gyaru outfit of short skirts and bare legs! <<less

A youth named Kiriyama Rei, who lost his family as a child, endures loneliness to become a professional shogi player. Then, through a chance meeting, he develops a relationship with the three Kawamoto sisters (Akari, Hinata, Momo), who hail from a working-class district of the city, and little by little his frozen heart begins to thaw.... more>>

Note: Nominated for the 2nd Annual Manga Taishou in 2009 and won the award in 2011.

Won the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category (shared with ) in 2011 and won the Grand Prize of the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2014. And won the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards Grand Prize in 2021. <<less

When 30-year-old Kenta meets stoic graphic designer Chihiro, he sears her cool exterior with his passion for barbecue! Now, after a flash of a courtship,... more>> they're newlyweds! Though their jobs keep them apart, they still have weekends together to grill, and fine meat isn't the only thing heating up in this sizzling relationship! <<less

Third-year high school student Makoto Koga decides to confess to his crush, the school's most beautiful girl, second-year Saki Meguro. To his surprise, she agrees to date him. But what surprises him even more is her following words: "I'm not a virgin."... more>>

Unbeknownst to Koga, the surprisingly passive Meguro has the reputation of being the lascivious "easy girl" at school, not rejecting any boy that approaches her and having gone through multiple boyfriends.

Will Koga persevere?

Will he fare any differently than the rest?

How will Meguro react to Koga, a boy who, for once, actually approached her before he knew of her reputation? <<less

A young man who had surely died in an accident, was reborn in another world as a baby! After that, he was picked up by... more>> the patriot hero "Sage" Merlin Wolford and was given the name Shin. He was raised as a grandson by Merlin and soaked up Merlin's teachings earning him some shocking power however, when he became 15 his grandfather Merlin said: "I forgot to teach him common sense". <<less

Ordinary office worker Oohashi Rei wakes up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite otome game, Revolution. To her delight, the first person... more>> to greet her is also her favorite character, Claire Francois–the main antagonist of the story! Now, Rei is determined to romance Claire instead of the game’s male leads. But how will her villainous lady love react to this new courtship?! <<less

Lock n' load with the baddest soldiers of fortune ever to hit the high seas of Southeast Asia! Aboard their World War II era torpedo... more>> boat, the Black Lagoon, Dutch the Boss, Benny the Mechanic, Revy Two Hand, and Rock, the salaryman from Japan, deliver anything, anywhere. In the dangerous underworld of the Russian Mafia, Chinese Triads, Colombian drug cartels, crazed assassins, and ruthless mercenaries, it's hard to know whom to trust. But if you've got a delivery to make, and you don't mind a little property damage along the way, you can count on the crew of the Black Lagoon. <<less

Kotesashi Kouyou is the protagonist who possesses outstanding skill as a masseur. He aspires to become a sports doctor and wants to get scholarship in... more>> medical school. Starting spring, he will attend the high school attached to Seiwa University, a sports powerhouse. Since his family is not wealthy, he has to work as a hostel manager where he is allowed to stay in order to pay for his school expenses, however, there he encounters high school girl athletes with various problems. Kotesashi's job is to take care of them physically and mentally, as well as being the hostel manager. School girls from sports clubs and massages! All this will start a life full of intense excitement in the dormitories! <<less

The princess of the human kingdom has been kidnapped by the demon king!... more>>

But all she wants to do is get a good night's sleep!? <<less